High School Basketball
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team had their five-game win streak snapped last night in a tight 55-51 final against Marion. Isaiah Lange cashed in for 16 points, as he has led the scoring for the past four games. The Panthers will travel to Keokuk on Friday, February 6th, with the girls’ teams playing at 6 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 5:45 pm.
The #9 Mediapolis girls’ team picked up their 20th win of the season in dominating fashion over Fort Madison last night, 56-35. Ella Wagenbach scored 19 points with five threes to lead the charge. The boys’ team needed a dramatic overtime lay-up with 2.7 seconds remaining from Will Luttenegger to escape with a 51-49 victory over the Bloodhounds. Max Griffin led the team with 15 points.
The New London girls’ team lost to Cardinal last night, 54-24.
Tonight, the Holy Trinity Catholic boys’ team will take on Fairfield at home with gametime at 7:30 pm, while the girls’ team will travel to New London with the night tipping-off at 6 pm.
Winfield-Mt. Union split their doubleheader with Columbus last night with the girls’ team falling 66-56, while the boys’ team picked up the 61-50 victory. Madisen Kellogg logged 25 points and five steals in the effort.
Columbus will take on Pekin at home tonight with game one starting at 6 pm.
WACO will meet up on the road against Winfield-Mt. Union tonight with the girls tipping-off at 6 pm.
The #3 Burlington Notre Dame boys’ team lost their first game of the season last night in a top 10 showdown against Class 2A’s #10 Pella Christian, 70-66. The Nikes were outscored 22 to 9 in the third quarter.
The Fairfield girls’ team will host Mt. Pleasant tonight at 7:30 pm. KILJ 105.5 FM, kilj.com, will be on the call with the pregame show at 7:15 pm.
West Burlington will take on Burlington at home tonight with game one at 6 pm.
The Southeast Iowa Super Conference Shootout is scheduled to start on Thursday, February 5th, with the girls’ teams seeded #3-#8 facing off. The same seeds for the boys’ teams will play on Friday.
Boys Basketball Rankings
The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) released their sixth edition of the boys’ basketball rankings yesterday and Burlington Notre Dame remained at #3 in Class 1A as the top four kept their positioning.
Despite their loss last night, the Nikes are still ranked within the top 10 of Class 1A in point differential with the 2nd most points per game. Shay Stephens continues to be the focal point of the offense with the third most points per game at 25.2 and assists per game with 7.2 in Class 1A. Notre Dame will look to win the SEISC shootout against Hillcrest Academy on Saturday, February 7th, at Southeastern Community College.
High School Wrestling
Burlington Notre Dame will travel to Eddyville-Blakesburg-Fremont for the Regional Dual Semifinals tonight to take on Woodward-Granger with the winner facing off against the Rockets.
The Van Buren County boys’ team will compete in a quad on Thursday, February 5th.
The boys’ district wrestling meets are scheduled for February 14th.
The 2026 girls’ state tournament will take place on Thursday and Friday, February 6th. KILJ will be providing updates for 17 local wrestlers. For a full look at their first round matches, follow this link: First Round Matchups
High School Bowling
The Mt. Pleasant girls’ team traveled to Clinton yesterday for the Class 2A Region 4 state qualifier and one Panther punched their ticket to the state tournament. Mt. Pleasant finished in 4th place with a team score of 2,403 as Shyann Smith registered the 6th highest score of the meet with 568 total pins.
Over in Ballard, Keokuk claimed the Region 2 championship as they hope to defend their Class 2A state championship. Josie Sapp bowled the fourth highest score amongst the qualifying individuals with 649 total pins. She will be joined by Allison Sapp and Jaelynn Ketterer as an individual qualifier.
The girls’ state meet is scheduled to start on February 10th in Waterloo.
The Mt. Pleasant boys’ team will travel to Keokuk tonight for a triangular.
The Iowa High School Athletic Association (IHSAA) released the state qualifying meet assignments and Central Lee will host West Burlington, while Fairfield will travel to Monticello in Class 1A.
In Class 2A, Clinton will play host to Burlington, Keokuk, and Mt. Pleasant.
Both meets are scheduled for Monday, February 16th, at 10 am.
Southeastern Community College
The women’s basketball team will host Des Moines Area Community College tomorrow, February 4th, at 5:30 pm.
The men’s basketball team will take on Sauk Valley Community College at 7 pm tomorrow at home.
SCC has found an interim head coach for the spring 2026 volleyball season in Shavonna Rhodes with the possibility of continuing the role into the Fall 2026 season. Rhodes brings collegiate coaching experience and a player centered approach to the SCC Blackhawks. Before becoming an Assistant Coach at Southeastern, she previously served as an Assistant Volleyball Coach at Andrew College, where she was involved in practice planning, player development, recruiting, and match preparation.
College Basketball
The Iowa State women’s team will travel to Utah on Saturday, February 7th, at 6 pm.
The #10 Iowa women’s team will host Minnesota on Thursday, February 5th, at 6 pm.
The Iowa men’s team will stay on the west coast to play Washington at 10 pm tomorrow, February 4th.
The #7 Iowa State men’s team will take on Baylor at home at 1 pm on Saturday.
This Day in Sports History
1876 – Albert Spalding invests $800 to start a sporting goods company, manufacturing the first official baseball, tennis ball, basketball, golf ball and football.
2008 – Super Bowl XLII, University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, AZ: the New York Giants upset the New England Patriots, 17-14; MVP: Eli Manning, New York, QB. Thus, ending the Patriots bid for a perfect season.
2013 – Super Bowl XLVII, Mercedes-Benz Stadium, New Orleans, LA: the Baltimore Ravens beat the San Francisco 49ers, 34-31; MVP: Joe Flacco, Baltimore, QB. First Super Bowl loss in 49ers history.